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Berwick vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Berwick | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Lowest 5% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Lowest 25% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #101 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.